Nanette from Freda’s Hive blog shares how she turns pieced and appliqued house blocks into potholders. Cuteness reins supreme. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Scrappy Needle Keeper
Whosies suggests you go through your sewing trash to find the pieces for this cute as can be needle keeper. Follow her tutorial to sew fabric scraps to a muslin foundation and you will burn some trash, I mean stash … Read More ...
Tutorial: Figgy Pudding quilt
Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts designed this fun Holiday quilt for the Moda Bake Shop. This fabric line called Figgy Pudding is my absolute favorite of this season.
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A book, a tute, and folksy flannel
Gwen Marston’s book Liberated Quiltmaking II will be released in January 2010. You can pre-order at Amazon.
I love Gwen’s wonky star technique. Here are a few places I’ve seen it. The Silly BooDilly gives Gwen a nod in … Read More ...
Got stash? Make a festive fabric banner
If you have some spare stash you can make a fabric banner like the one shown here, from The Purl Bee. Get the tutorial. Thanks Molly!
Via whipup roundup.
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Tutorial: Art quilt using crayons
Nina Lise from Mrs Moen blog shares her technique for creating art quilts with crayons. She says it’s easy enough for children to do. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Make a Yo Yo for Yo-Yo Quilting
Meet Joan, the creative mind behind Lazy Girl Designs, who’s here to share her expertise on making Yo Yos using the innovative Quick Yo Yo Maker from Clover Needlecraft. With Joan’s step-by-step instructions, you’ll be crafting beautiful Yo Yos in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Snuggle Snowmen quilt
Natalia Bonner from Piece N Quilt blog, and her talented mom, created this delightfully fun quilt. Plus they show you how to make one. Get the tutorial at Ucreate.
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Tutorial: Chair scarf with yo-yo border
Vickie Eapen of Mid-Ohio Quilter and Spun Sugar Quilts shares how she made this charming chair scarf showcasing Moda’s Aster Manor fabric line. Check out the yo yo border! Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Borders quilted tree skirt
I love this borders quilted Christmas tree skirt from Piece N Quilt blog. They used one of my favorite fabrics of this season, Figgy Pudding by Moda. Original design by Whitnee North & Natalia Bonner. Get the tutorial… Read More ...
Tutorial: Tiny Tree Skirt
Melissa Mortenson of the Polkadot Chair blog shares how to make this awesome Christmas Tree skirt at the Moda Bake Shop. Get the tutorial here.
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Ta Dah!: Fence Rail blocks from scraps
Kathie from Inspired by Antique Quilts blog is celebrating. She just finished the blocks in this Fence Rail quilt using fabric from her scrap basket. 
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Video tutorial: Hiding threads
Leah Day of 365 Days of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs blog shares her nifty technique for hiding your quilting threads so even a judge cannot tell where you started and ended. Go here to see her video.
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Allie gets an “A” for Poppy
Allison Ann Aller of Allie’s in Stitches blog shows us step-by-step how to make the Poppy flower from the book A-Z of Silk Ribbon Flowers by Ann Cox. Don’t you love her base block? Nicely done. Go here to see … Read More ...
Tutorial: Plates for Your Table
Thanks to my morning coffee and alert blogger at Cotton Cocktails I discovered this Moda Bake Shop tutorial created by Kim Walus. Using the traditional Dresden Plate quilt pattern, Kim shows us how to make this beautifully executed table runner … Read More ...